Technology brings education to you wherever you may be — from timeslive.co.za [via Ray Schroeder]
Survey: MBA – Now you can do that MBA via your computer
In the face of international competition, technology and the need for flexibility, business schools have adapted their offerings for MBAs.
No so long ago, the very notion of a distance learning MBA would be regarded with disdain, the chief argument being that it lacks face-to-face contact. But as technology has progressed, so too are those perceptions shifting rapidly.
Irving says the perceived lack of personal contact is no longer an issue. “The way our online students engage, build international networks and share knowledge is no different from the way our students on campus do it.”
Once a year, Warwick runs an eight-day residential programme for online students, but Irving says this may have become superfluous. “The way technology has progressed, especially over the past two years, the experience you can get online now is equivalent to an on-campus experience. And it’s cheaper than getting students to travel across the world.”